ESPN, whose house ads promoting the network are the best on TV, has a new spot highlighting what it's like to go through life with the name Michael Jordan -- when you're not Michael Jordan.

ESPN, whose house ads promoting the network are the best on TV, has a new spot highlighting what it's like to go through life with the name Michael Jordan -- when you're not Michael Jordan.

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I can relate having the name Mark McGuire. (Spelled differently than Mark McGwire, but still). The blog asked readers for examples of not-so-famous people with famous names whom they knew or know. Here are some; we will add to the gallery as we go along. less

I can relate having the name Mark McGuire. (Spelled differently than Mark McGwire, but still). The blog asked readers for examples of not-so-famous people with famous names whom they knew or know. Here are ... more

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Gregory Peck.

Gregory Peck.

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Kriss Kringle. (Which is just wrong.)

Kriss Kringle. (Which is just wrong.)

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Cinderella.

Cinderella.

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Joseph Smith. (This is a house on the Joseph Smith Farm site in Palmyra.)

Joseph Smith. (This is a house on the Joseph Smith Farm site in Palmyra.)